It's tempting to think that the answer is to pay each man a coin for each day he worked, resulting in a total of five coins for A and four coins for B. But then that wouldn't be much of a puzzle, would it?

Remember, the original agreement was that each man would do an equal share of the work.

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Hint #2

Simply put, A and B are getting paid for doing the work C was supposed to do.

When considering your answer, don't factor in the days A and B were supposed to work according to the original agreement.

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Hint #3

The coins should be distributed based on the number of days each person worked to cover the three days C was supposed to have worked.

A did two days, B did one.

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Solution

Write a "6" into the left box for A, and a "3" into the right box for B and hit "Submit" to solve the puzzle.